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Overview

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  • 44, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Journalist
  • Literature and History BA
  • From Johannesburg
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Get to know South Africa and do reporting.

ABOUT ME

A friendly person committed to his profession. Respectful and polite. Likes to read and write everyday. Enjoys making friends.

PHILOSOPHY

I´m very tolerant and easy going.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have just joined Couch Surfing so I don´t have an experience about it yet.

Interests

My work is what drives my life. I´m a journalist who did most of his reporting work in the Colombian civil war, and is now looking to expand into international topics.

  • documentaries
  • music
  • surfing
  • journalism
  • rivers

Music, Movies, and Books

Novel: The Master and Margarita, Mijaíl Bulgakov / Movie: Life of Brian, Monty Python / Currently listening to: Marcus Wyatt Quartet, One Life in the Sun.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Launching a very critical documentary about Rafael Correa, the president of Ecuador, which caused an uproar in the government. Crossing the Colombian-Brazilian border with informal gold miners through the thick Amazon rainforest and its beautiful rivers.

Teach, Learn, Share

My Colombian and Latin American background, with its language and music.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Mexico, Mozambique, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, South Africa

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